April Professional Development Webinar: Upholding Your Organization’s Performance Standards

One of the core responsibilities of every manager is the professional development of their subordinates. Some employees require more attention than others, and with the tight labor market and willingness of employees to “hop” between jobs, many employers are compromising their management practices to avoid disturbing the waters which carries with it risks far beyond the paper for the file.

So what should the public-sector administrator do? This presentation will focus on managing underperformers and addressing discipline processes to correct substandard performance, preserve the integrity of the disciplinary process and, when necessary, effect the termination of an employee with minimal disruption to the work environment, including:

• Options available to employers in an effective disciplinary process
• Importance of contemporaneously prepared documentation
• When performance improvement plans are appropriate and when they are not
• Performance plan "watch outs"
• Discipline and the protection of employer rights
• Creating an environment to reduce litigation risk